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Let y = x² − 4x. Substitute y into the expression.

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x4−8x3+20x2−16x+3x^4 - 8x^3 + 20x^2 - 16x + 3

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To simplify the expression (x2−4x+4)(x2−4x)+3(x^2 - 4x + 4)(x^2 - 4x) + 3, we will expand the product and then combine like terms.

  1. Let y=x2−4xy = x^2 - 4x.

    Substitute yy into the expression.
    The expression becomes (y+4)y+3(y + 4)y + 3.

  2. Expand the expression in terms of yy.

    (y+4)y+3=y2+4y+3(y + 4)y + 3 = y^2 + 4y + 3
  3. Substitute y=x2−4xy = x^2 - 4x back into the expanded expression.

    (x2−4x)2+4(x2−4x)+3(x^2 - 4x)^2 + 4(x^2 - 4x) + 3
  4. Expand (x2−4x)2(x^2 - 4x)^2 using the formula (a−b)2=a2−2ab+b2(a-b)^2 = a^2 - 2ab + b^2.

    Here, a=x2a = x^2 and b=4xb = 4x.

    (x2−4x)2=(x2)2−2(x2)(4x)+(4x)2=x4−8x3+16x2(x^2 - 4x)^2 = (x^2)^2 - 2(x^2)(4x) + (4x)^2 = x^4 - 8x^3 + 16x^2
  5. Expand 4(x2−4x)4(x^2 - 4x).

    4(x2−4x)=4x2−16x4(x^2 - 4x) = 4x^2 - 16x
  6. Combine all the expanded terms.

    (x4−8x3+16x2)+(4x2−16x)+3(x^4 - 8x^3 + 16x^2) + (4x^2 - 16x) + 3
  7. Combine like terms.

    x4−8x3+(16x2+4x2)−16x+3x^4 - 8x^3 + (16x^2 + 4x^2) - 16x + 3 x4−8x3+20x2−16x+3x^4 - 8x^3 + 20x^2 - 16x + 3
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